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The Citizen, 2005-09-08, Page 1^^Tlic CitizenBl AjCM .‘i < ESTAflUSftfcD 1877/’ Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Volume 21 No. 35 Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005 Terry Fox Run Sept. 18 By Heather Crawford Citizen staff "A single dream, a world of hope.” is the slogan that Terry Fox inspired when he started his cross­ country trek m the spring of 1980. On Sept. 18, the dream will be brought home to Brussels as local residents participate in the annual Terry Fox Run for cancer research. Around 70 people laced up their runners last year and organizer Doug McArter hopes to see the same "amount or more participants this year. “Anybody can participate whether they're in wheelchairs, rollerblades, walking or running. It doesn’t matter." he said. “We're just trying to beat cancer.” As added incentive, the Terry Fox Foundation will be giving out a special commemorative Terry Fox loonie recently issued by the Royal Canadian Mint this year to any participants who raise $10 or more. Registration starts al 10 a.m. until 2 p.m at the Optimist Clubhouse in the north end of Brussels. There will be one longer run that extends for eight kilometres and a shorter run tor one kilometre. There will be a check point half way through the longer run where participants can stop for water. After everyone returns there will be drinks and hot dogs available at the clubhouse which will be provided by Brussels Foodland. The organization of the run is' a |oint venture between the Brussels Optimist and Lions Clubs. This year the organizers are looking for a Terry Team Member. “Every year we look for a cancer survivor to be a part of the team.” McArter said. * Anyone interested can contact the Brussels Optimist or Lions club for more information. Setting the boundaries This weekend is the Huron Pioneer Thresher Association’s 44th annual Reunion at Blyth * fairgrounds and volunteers were busy on Monday getting everything ready for the huge event which attracts about 13,000 visitors each year. Dealing with fencing are, from left: Gordon Daer, Ross Heaman, Cody Reid, Henry Hendriks and Peter Hendriks. (Vicky Bremner photo) It’s Reunion time in Blyth The streets of Blyth will be a little more crowded this week as the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association begins its 44th Reunion. Campers have been settling in to the Blyth fairgrounds since Labour Day weekend and the socializing has been underway ever since. The attendance throughout the weekend normally exceeds 12,000 people. The reunion kicks off on Friday morning with gates opening at 8 a.m. Students from around the area will be rolling in on Friday as well for elementary student activity day. Friday, is also senior citizens’ Day. Admission for senior citizens is $3. Some of the entertainment featured this weekend include a dance Friday night with the music of Ambulance station on drawing board By Keith Roulson Citizen publisher Huron County councillors will consider the costing for new ambulance stations in North Huron, including the Brussels-Walton area at their Sept. 13 committee of the whole meeting. Conceptual drawings for a two- bay station in the Wingham area and Pierce's Band. A dance will also be held Satur­ day night with Ken Scott's orchestra. People in the music tent on both Friday and Saturday will have the chance to sway to the sounds of the Twilight Serenaders. There will be a fiddle competition on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. and a step dancjng competition on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. There will be several new attractions this year. A log cabin has been built to look authentic as if it was discovered deep in the woods. Visit with tropical birds and miniature ponies at the Trickle Creek Acres display or watch the dog training demonstration from Dreamweavers. This year will also feature one-bay stations in Brussels-Walton and Lucknow-Dungannon were received al the Aug. 3 meeting of the agriculture, public works and property committee and the Aug. 9 committee of the whole. But a decision on the sites was postponed to September to allow more time for costing of the various options. The agriculture, public works and property committee discussions chainsaw sculptures from Peter Mogensen. There will be crafts, music, face painting and balloons for children Saturday and Sunday from I p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Special events this year include nail driving, log sawing, belt setting, bag tying and stock antique tractor pull competitions. Antique tractors, and vehicles will be on display all weekend, including an Erie Type B “1925-26” steam shovel owned by Jamie Armstrong of Teeswater. Camping for the weekend is on a first-come, first served basis with the exception of the serviced sites which have been reserved. There will be a free shuttle bus from the main parking lot to the front gate on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. included the possibility of leasing stations, the financing, locations of the stations and the number of bays. At that meeting Sandy MacLean. the county’s physical services manager and David Lew, land ambulance manager, estimated the cost at $ 170 per square? foot, or $366,(XX) for a single-bay station. The Lucknow-Dungannon station HE buys software cemetery By Heather Crawford Citizen staff Finding a long-departed relative is going to get easier in Huron East. The Brussels cemetery is in negotiations with Orchard Stone software to set up a computerized filing system that would centralize records and make them easily accessible. Huron East treasurer and finance manager Brad Knight presented a proposal to council at its Aug. 30 meeting, to acquire the new software package to update and maintain records for the three municipal cemeteries (Brussels. Cranbrook and Mount Pleasant) Doug Sholdice, secretary of the Cemetery board, volunteers his time to maintain all of ,the records now. “It would definitely make things easier,” Sholdice said. Knight said at the council meeting, that several tourists a week drop by the municipal office inquiring about records on relatives looking for information for genealogical projects. The new software would make the records easier to access and would print out a map of the cemetery plot the visitor was looking for. “It’s more of a do-it-yourself kind of thing,” Sholdice said. The current price of the software package is $9,250 however the company is offering it to council at the 2004 price of $7,500. Four thousand dollars was set aside in the capital budget preciously. The initial costs to map the cemeteries will be taken from the reserves of Grey and Brussels. Council moved to acquire the new software package. The plans are for the system to be kept in one central location in Seaforth and for a back-up system to be stored elsewhere that is yet to be determined. The municipal office is now looking into organizing the records and setting up the system. There is no talk yet of when the program will be up and running. depends on support from Bruce County council. Warden Doug Layton said he had met with Bruce officials who have similar problems in meeting response times in the southwest of their county that Huron does in its northwest. They were interested enough to ask for a report but weren’t overly committed to the idea, he said.